Lynda Cheng

Ms. Cheng has a strong background in finance with more than 25 years of experience as a finance executive including more than 15 years at Visy Industries/Pratt Holdings and 10 years in investment banking. She has significant commercial and international corporate expertise including experience in financial services, manufacturing, export finance, infrastructure, education as well as market entry, growth and technology.

Ms. Cheng is currently Director of Corporate Development and Mergers & Acquisitions at Visy Industries / Pratt Holdings and has held various other roles in the group including CFO. Ms. Cheng’s earlier roles include as a lawyer at Blake Dawson, before moving into investment banking with J.P. Morgan in their Melbourne, Sydney, San Francisco and New York offices.

Ms. Cheng is currently an independent, non-executive member of the board of directors JRJJ Capital, the parent company of Merricks Capital, in an observer/advisory capacity. Ms. Cheng previously served as a non-executive director of Export Finance Australia, a member of the Australian Government's International Development Policy Expert Panel and Deputy Chair and Chair of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee of South East Water.

Ms. Cheng holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) and Commerce degree, majoring in actuarial studies and economics, from the University of Melbourne and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.